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Winteringham Temperance Hall
According to the local
directories, the Temperance Hall was built for about £300. It was opened on July 14th 1882 - the date of the Annual Fair in Winteringham (see article below).
By the 1950s it was still
being used for dances and wedding receptions, though the roof was deteriorating, with pantiles slipping off, particularly at the back, and in the early sixties it was demolished.
The Temperance Hall Opens
From the Hull Packet, 28th July 1882
WINTERINGHAM
THE TEMPERANCE HALL. - This building, which will comfortably seat 250 persons, was opened on the 14th at a public meeting, addressed by Mr
W. Brooks, Hull, and the Revs C. Knowles and A.L. Greig.
The chairman was Mr G.H. Lennard, of Hull. Another meeting, on the following night, was under the chairmanship of Mr Marshall, of Barton, the speakers being Messrs Browton and Odlin. A sermon was preached in the hall on Sunday by Mr Dawson of Winterton. The attendance at the various services was good. The hall meets a public want, and bids fair to be quite an acquisition to the neighbourhood as a lecture hall and concert room.
GRAND CONCERT.
- A few evenings ago a most excellent concert of sacred and secular music was given in the New Hall, under the conductorship of Mr J.H. Green, by Dr J.H. Gibson and a numerous party of ladies and gentlemen from Hull. It is the first time that so many of the choice productions of the great masters have been so well rendered in this neighbourhood. To particularise any of the performers, where all were so good, would be invidious. We can only say that the crowded audience was delighted, and that if the same artists honour this place with another visit, they may depend on having a full house and a most hearty welcome.
Concert
From the Hull Packet, 2nd February 1883
WINTERINGHAM
An interesting concert was given in the Temperance Hall on 19th inst. to a large and attentive audience.
The programme was capitally rendered. The pianoforte solos were admirably played by Mr W. Bennett, and were greatly applauded. The promoters are well satisfied with the pecuniary result, the amount realised being about five guineas, which is given in aid of church funds.
Service of Song, and an interesting lecture about Parliamentary Reform
From the Hull Packet, 9th March 1883
WINTERINGHAM SERVICE OF SONG. - On the evening of 21st ult. a service of song on "The
Pilgrim's Progress" was rendered in a
very hearty manner by the Primitive Methodist choir from Frodingham. The proceeds, which were not very large, go to the benefit of the Temperance Society, On Wednesday evening Mr Robt. Brown, jun., F. S. A., gave in the Temperance Hall, by special request, a lecture on " Parliamentary Representation, Past and Present." The lecturer, in his usual interesting style, traced the history of the House of Commons and its electors from the earliest times, and said that down to the year 1429, in the reign of Henry VI., the House of Commons was elected by the resident householders of England, so that household suffrage in counties is no innovation, but merely a return to the ancient law of the country. The lecturer then alluded to the evil effects of a highly restricted franchise, gave some amusing instances of proceedings in the famous "rotten boroughs," referred to equal representation under Cromwell, to the vain attempt of Pitt to reform the House of Commons in 1782, and to the Reform Acts of 1832 and 1867, and concluded with an eloquent appeal to those who would hereafter receive the franchise to exercise it well and worthily. At the close a unanimous vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer, and the proceedings closed with a similar compliment to the chairman, Mr W. N. Marshall.
Meeting of Liberals at Winteringham
From the Hull Packet, 16th March 1883 [NB: The first story does not specify where the service was held]
WINTERINGHAM
On Wednesday
week [7-3-1883] a service of song was well rendered by the Frodingham Choir, and was received with great enthusiasm by a large audience. The proceeds, which were good, were given to the funds of
the society. [Note: the "society" is not noted]
A meeting of Liberals has been held in the Temperance Hall, and was addressed by Mr Robert Brown, of Barton.
The offerings of the large audience amounted to 3s 4d, which went to help pay the expenses, the hall being specially hired for the occasion.
Bazaar
From the Hull Packet, 2nd November 1883
WINTERINGHAM
A bazaar of useful and fancy articles was held in the Temperance Hall on 24th and 25th ult.. [24th and 25th October 1883] The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The
bazaar was opened on Wednesday at three o'clock by Mr J. Watkin. The attendance was very good, and a brisk sale immediately commenced. The refreshment stall was well patronised. There
were several amusements - weighing machine, bran tubs, galvanic battery, &c., &c. The amount realised was £44, which is for the reduction of debt on the hall.
Bazaar and Lecture to be held
From the Hull Packet, 9th November 1893
WINTERINGHAM
It is intended to hold a bazaar for the benefit of the Church some time about Christmas.
The Right Hon. J. Lowther, M.P., and Mr. J. A. Wade have kindly contributed £1 each towards the bazaar in connection with the Temperance Hall.
It is expected that the Rev. A. L. Greig, the popular
minister of the Barton Congregational Church, will give a lecture in the Temperance Hall on the 16th in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth.
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